DETROIT ? Activate Michigan, a entrepreneurial mentoring program offering by The Inforum Center For Leadership, is now taking applications until Aug. 31 for an expanded class in Grand Rapids and Detroit.
Activate is for women who have an idea or technology they want to commercialize, or who already have an early start-up, or who want to use solid career experience and transferable skills to unleash their entrepreneurial spirit.
Activate is a part of Inforum?s entrepreneurial initiative, supported by grants from The 21st Century Jobs Fund and New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan.
The 10-month program covering 40 topics is taught by experienced local entrepreneurs, who guide women through idea generation and commercial viability to launch technology and growth-oriented businesses. Classes are a combination of in-person or online one night per week and one Saturday per month, making it an ideal schedule for those currently working.
The course fee is $3,400. Scholarship opportunities are available. Activate Michigan 2013 will begin Sept. 16 in Detroit and Sept. 17 in Grand Rapids.
To download the application, click on InforumMichigan.Org/Activate
